High pressure in the MpD. And if the lid flies off… surprising the squatting country?...

Everything indicates that the party led by Ulisses Correia e Silva is going through moments of intense internal effervescence, against the backdrop of the upcoming 2021 general elections.

The post of the former deputy and fan coordinator in the USA, Cândido Rodrigues, must be just splashes that escaped from the high pressure pot that the MpD has become in recent times, when the next general elections to take place are approaching. roughly two years from now.

The facts that occurred between us indicate that there may be a gentlemen's pact - or is it chivalry? - between Ulisses Correia e Silva and his deputy, in the party and in the government, Olavo Correia. From very early on, the elected prime minister made a point of hiding from the media and political spotlight – he did not appear in parliament and began to appear by force of law – pushing his finance minister to the fore, even before having promoted him to vice-president. Prime Minister.

This political attitude of the current president of the MpD is something unprecedented in Western politics – which is where domestic politicians tend to draw inspiration – and should be the object of study by researchers and academics in the social and political sciences. Because, what a strange thing it is! And with solid rudiments of incoherence and childishness, not recommended in entities with such responsibility in the governance of a country.

A caveat: nobody here wants to call the prime minister childish, but let's agree that winning elections and handing over the post to a third party to govern does not look very mature, although Ulisses Correia e Silva every now and then lets slip some ways of spoiled boy... who doesn't remember his jokes - jobs don't fall from the sky... I'm not a TACV administrator... I don't have a magic wand to solve social problems... if it depended on my will, regionalization would have been a reality for a long time... no I have nothing to do with you , referring to PAICV leader Janira Hopffer Almada… or I would immediately dismiss the chairman of the Board of Directors , referring to João Pereira Silva when asked by the journalist about his first measure in relation to TACV, if elected Prime Minister.

We believe, therefore, that our head of government has this fate of rehearsing childish acrobatics in his speeches and in his positions as a public figure.

One day he had said that he was not against political ambassadors, but against ambassadors who do politics. A bizarre statement to say the least! Above all, because until today he has not had the wisdom and honesty - as the high functions he performs in the State require - to explain to Cape Verdeans what his love, or lack of love, really is for political ambassadors , or ambassadors who make policy, means.

Indeed, they are signs that may worry the nation, particularly with regard to the character of the man who will have been elected to lead the country's destinies and manage the nation's resources.

And this case of honoring Ambassador Carlos Veiga is symptomatic, calling for the nation's particular attention to his personality, aware that his attitudes link the country's future and condition collective satisfaction.

Let's see: Cândido Rodrigues, who was once a deputy and leader of the MpD, publicly accuses the Prime Minister of having given orders to prevent people from participating in the tribute to the man who is the highest representative of the State of Cape Verde in the USA, the Ambassador Carlos Veiga. According to Rodrigues, not only did he not participate, but he also prevented other people from participating, including members of his entourage.

Well, if the accusations of this former leader of the MpD are true - so far no one has yet appeared to deny it - the head of government owes at least two explanations to the Cape Verdean nation:

1. How can a Prime Minister refuse to participate in the homage of the highest representative of Cape Verde in a foreign country, when he is on a work mission in that country and in the same city where the event was being held? How do the State of Cape Verde and the Government institution look in this photograph?

2. Since Ulisses Correia e Silva is on an official mission for the State of Cape Verde, did he understand this homage as a political event? If so, should he explain to the country what kind of ambassador Carlos Veiga is? Political ambassador or ambassador who makes politics?

These are pertinent questions, the answers to which contribute to the preservation of the nation's mental health. It is that, we believe, the individual ambitions of political personalities cannot bind the State and its institutions.

Truth or lie?… In any case, the warning has been given. The pressure is high! And if the lid flies off… surprising the squatting country?...